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| TO: | City of New Port Richey City Council | | FROM: | Robert Kochen, Chief of Police | | DATE: | 4/2/2024 | | RE: | Resolution No. 2024-05: Adopting a Neighborhood Improvement and Community Enhancement Program (NICE) |
REQUEST:
The request is for the City Council to adopt Resolution No. 2024-05 which would establish the Neighborhood Improvement and Community Enhancement Program (NICE). Staff also requests that City Council approve the corresponding budget amendment to fund the NICE program for the remainder of this fiscal year.
DISCUSSION:
The NICE grant program established by Resolution No. 2024-05 is an innovative approach to assist lower-income to lower-moderate income person(s) in obtaining a city grant to correct outstanding code violations. These outstanding code violations have a negative impact on the property/residence and the surrounding community. The goal of the NICE grant program is to assist homeowners unable to achieve code compliance on their own for reasons of financial hardship or physical limitations. Moreover, this grant program can help to improve the quality of life for the resident(s) obtaining the grant and the surrounding community.
Resolution No. 2024-05 outlines the elements of the NICE grant program in the following sections:
- Section 3 - Application process
- Section 5 - Administration
City Attorney Tim Driscoll reviewed the resolution and approved it as to form.
RECOMMENDATION:
The recommendation is for the City Council to adopt Resolution No. 2024-05 which would establish the Neighborhood Improvement and Community Enhancement Program (NICE) and approve the corresponding budget amendment to fund the NICE program for the remainder of this fiscal year as submitted.
BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT:
Budget Impact:
- Account number 001065-44968 - (code enforcement division), add $17,000.00 from code enforcement fines for F.Y. 24 NICE program.
- Account number 001-354100 - (code enforcement fines), transfer $17,000.00 to code enforcement budget for F.Y. 24 NICE program.
- Above budget transfers are outlined in the attached budget amendment.
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